I am pleased to announce that Michael J. Clare-Salzler, M.D., a professor and the Stetson Chair in Experimental Pathology, has been named chair of the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine. Dr. Clare-Salzler has been a faculty member of the department for 17 years and has…
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) have posted a challenge “Go Viral to Improve Health: IOM-NAE Health Data Collegiate Challenge” to spur undergraduate and graduate students to transform health data into effective, innovative new apps to engage people in various communities to promote action…
Need a doctor fast? Just say “GatorAdvantage.” Starting Feb. 21, all University of Florida employees can have fast access to outstanding care from medical providers at the University of Florida and Shands HealthCare thanks to the University of Florida Physicians’ new GatorAdvantage initiative. GatorAdvantage gives UF employees and their…
I am pleased to announce that Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., has accepted the position of founding chair of the University of Florida department of epidemiology, a newly created department administered jointly by the College of Medicine and the College of Public Health and Health Professions. Dr.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 16, 2011) – University of Florida cardiologists are now using a new cryoballoon catheter system. Approved by the Food and Drug Association in December, the technology is designed for use in patients who are unresponsive to drug treatment for paroxysmal or intermittent atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is…
Dr. Paul A. Gulig I am pleased to announce that Paul A. Gulig, Ph.D., a researcher and teacher in the College of Medicine for over 22 years, has accepted the position of associate dean for graduate education and director of the Interdisciplinary…
Welcome to the 2012-13 Fulbright Scholar Core Competition! As many of you may know, we started the competition cycle on February 1. The annual deadline for these awards is August 1. The 2012-13 catalog of awards list more than 800 awards in over 125 countries. As campus representatives, the Institute…
As you know, a key goal of the UF&Shands strategic plan is to focus on the patient experience, from providing the highest-quality, safest care to addressing issues of access and hospitality throughout our health system. No matter our individual role, we can all make an individual commitment to putting…
i2b2 – Informatics for Integrating Biology and the Bedside (i2b2) is an NIH-funded National Center for Biomedical Computing based at Partners HealthCare System. i2b2 has been released as a collection of open source software tools that facilitate the collection and aggregation of patient data, both clinical and research, into a…
